The project aims to strengthen the culture of informed public debate in the Republic of North Macedonia through deliberation on emerging and intertwined issues–security, defense, economic stability, and EU integration. The project is a follow-up of our previous successful organization of deliberative polling events in the country and our ongoing project, both supported by NED […]
Info: The main objective of this task is to develop and implement a social accountability process that identifies and documents how the 2019 social assistance reform is reaching vulnerable and marginalized groups, including Roma and returnees, and responding to their evolving needs. The two key tasks subject are: – Undertake action research through the design […]
Info: This project aims to support further and comprehensive analytical work on the detailed development of the staged accession model co-designed by CEP Belgrade and CEPS Brussels. In order to achieve the set goal, the Project will prepare a series of issue papers responding to the feedback received from stakeholders during the first promotional and […]
Info: The project “Energy Security of Western Balkans Six” is a regional project that aims to deliver a comprehensive analysis of Energy Security of the Western Balkans Six countries. The analyses would present the state of play of the energy mix resources, the countries’ national energy strategies and plans, the impact of the new emerging […]
Info: Companies are expected and pressured to justify their decisions and actions in dealing with social and environmental issues. In view of the stakeholders’ emerging interests of beyond companies’ financial results, Corporate sustainability becomes an important topic for regulators. Several Directives and Regulations have been adopted by European Union has adopted and implemented by the […]
The new EU enlargement methodology aimed to reinvigorate the accession process and make it more effective. In practice, the process is somewhat slower than expected. There are growing concerns that the new enlargement methodology is not alone sufficient to deliver the hoped-for gains in democratisation and structural reforms towards the goal of EU membership. This […]
Project: Advancing fundamental rights in view of EU accession in North Macedonia Donator: Civil Rights Defenders Grant Period: 9 months: 01.04.2022 – 31.12.2022 The focus on the judiciary and anti-corruption policies in the Western Balkans has led to weakened attention to fundamental rights as a crucial element of chapter 23: judiciary and fundamental rights. Whereas […]
Project Title: Provide support for identifying and activating national stakeholders in resource partnerships with USAID Description: Identification and activation of national stakeholders in resource partnerships with USAID in order to achieve the development goal of reducing corruption in the country within the USAID Development and Cooperation Strategy with North Macedonia 2021-2025. Budget: 546000 MKD Donor: Strategic […]
Clients: Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands’ Ministry of Defence Implementers: the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ in collaboration with the Think for Europe network. Starting from August 2021, the Think for Europe Network (TEN) commenced its work on the research project “the EU as a promoter of democracy or ‘stabilitocracy’ in the Western Balkans?”. […]
The objective of the initiative is to use track-two diplomacy deliberations to explore how to intensify economic, political and societal cooperation between France and the Western Balkans. The project will contribute to the reflection about the implementation of the French Strategy on the Western Balkans through recommendations from the region. EPI will organise one of […]
